Polynesian pathways: the National Library of Australia Pacific Acquisition Trip, 1995

Adrian Cunningham - International Relations Unit, National Library of Australia

Abstract
Describes the National Library of Australia's 1995 Polynesian acquisitions trip in the context of the library's reaffirmed commitment to Pacific collection development. Outlines the preparations for the trip, the contacts made and the material acquired in the four Polynesian territories of Western Samoa, American Samoa, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia.